EP0399613A3 - Fluorescent lamp controllers with dimming control - Google Patents

Fluorescent lamp controllers with dimming control Download PDF

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EP0399613A3
EP0399613A3 EP19900201293 EP90201293A EP0399613A3 EP 0399613 A3 EP0399613 A3 EP 0399613A3 EP 19900201293 EP19900201293 EP 19900201293 EP 90201293 A EP90201293 A EP 90201293A EP 0399613 A3 EP0399613 A3 EP 0399613A3
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high frequency
winding means
control
secondary winding
voltage
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French (fr)
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EP0399613A2 (en
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John Wong
Michael Kurczak
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Philips North America LLC
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Philips Electronics North America Corp
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B41/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
    • H05B41/14—Circuit arrangements
    • H05B41/36—Controlling
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B41/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
    • H05B41/14—Circuit arrangements
    • H05B41/26—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by power derived from dc by means of a converter, e.g. by high-voltage dc
    • H05B41/28—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by power derived from dc by means of a converter, e.g. by high-voltage dc using static converters
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B41/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
    • H05B41/14—Circuit arrangements
    • H05B41/26—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by power derived from dc by means of a converter, e.g. by high-voltage dc
    • H05B41/28—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by power derived from dc by means of a converter, e.g. by high-voltage dc using static converters
    • H05B41/295—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by power derived from dc by means of a converter, e.g. by high-voltage dc using static converters with semiconductor devices and specially adapted for lamps with preheating electrodes, e.g. for fluorescent lamps
    • H05B41/298—Arrangements for protecting lamps or circuits against abnormal operating conditions
    • H05B41/2981—Arrangements for protecting lamps or circuits against abnormal operating conditions for protecting the circuit against abnormal operating conditions
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B41/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
    • H05B41/14—Circuit arrangements
    • H05B41/36—Controlling
    • H05B41/38—Controlling the intensity of light
    • H05B41/39—Controlling the intensity of light continuously
    • H05B41/392—Controlling the intensity of light continuously using semiconductor devices, e.g. thyristor
    • H05B41/3921—Controlling the intensity of light continuously using semiconductor devices, e.g. thyristor with possibility of light intensity variations
    • H05B41/3925—Controlling the intensity of light continuously using semiconductor devices, e.g. thyristor with possibility of light intensity variations by frequency variation
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S315/00—Electric lamp and discharge devices: systems
    • Y10S315/04—Dimming circuit for fluorescent lamps

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  • Circuit Arrangements For Discharge Lamps (AREA)
  • Discharge-Lamp Control Circuits And Pulse- Feed Circuits (AREA)
  • Circuit Arrangement For Electric Light Sources In General (AREA)
  • Light Sources And Details Of Projection-Printing Devices (AREA)
  • Devices That Are Associated With Refrigeration Equipment (AREA)
  • Tires In General (AREA)

Abstract

The invention relates to a lamp controller comprising a dimmer circuit for operating in response to a control voltage from a control voltage source to control a high frequency AC lamp-energizing source of said lamp controller and to thereby control light intensity, said dimmer circuit comprising: an isolation transformer including coupled primary and secondary winding means, means for applying a high frequency current from said controller to said primary winding means, input terminals for connection to said control voltage source, loading means coupled to said secondary winding means and to said input terminals and arranged to limit the voltage across said secondary winding means as a function of said control voltage and to thereby limit the high frequency voltage developed across said primary winding means from said high frequency current, and detector and output means for developing and applying to said controller an output signal for control of lamp intensity which corresponds to the high frequency voltage developed across said primary winding means, said loading means including amplifier means and being arranged to respond to a small control current through said voltage source to produce amplified and substantially equal loading currents in said secondary winding means in both half cycles of said high frequency current applied to said primary winding means.
EP90201293A 1989-05-26 1990-05-22 Fluorescent lamp controllers with dimming control Expired - Lifetime EP0399613B1 (en)

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US358257 1989-05-26
US07/358,257 US5003230A (en) 1989-05-26 1989-05-26 Fluorescent lamp controllers with dimming control

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EP0399613A2 EP0399613A2 (en) 1990-11-28
EP0399613A3 true EP0399613A3 (en) 1992-07-22
EP0399613B1 EP0399613B1 (en) 1997-01-08

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EP (1) EP0399613B1 (en)
JP (1) JPH0329299A (en)
KR (1) KR900019540A (en)
CN (1) CN1028948C (en)
AT (1) ATE147570T1 (en)
CA (1) CA2017409A1 (en)
DE (1) DE69029602D1 (en)
HU (1) HU210626B (en)
MX (1) MX171140B (en)

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EP0399613A2 (en) 1990-11-28
JPH0329299A (en) 1991-02-07
MX171140B (en) 1993-10-04
HU210626B (en) 1995-06-28
CN1028948C (en) 1995-06-14
CA2017409A1 (en) 1990-11-28
HU903166D0 (en) 1990-10-28
EP0399613B1 (en) 1997-01-08
KR900019540A (en) 1990-12-24
CN1048479A (en) 1991-01-09
ATE147570T1 (en) 1997-01-15
DE69029602D1 (en) 1997-02-20

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